According to the answer on this question, points awarded via the API are reflected on the leaderboard, but not on the analytics in control.
The idea: fix that. :)
Use case: See who has the most points during X time period. The user dashboard allows you to do to this using the date filters. However, if the manually-awarded points from the API are not reflected there, it’s no longer accurate or helpful.
Related to the use case for these ideas:
And this should be a pre-requisite to this (awesome) idea:
We’ve begun experimenting with engagement techniques related to those: awarding points via the API for those who mark answers (we get via Salesforce integration) and I’m also offering bonus point bounties to improve reply and answer rates.
The API allows community managers to extend and enhance gamification strategies, but this is a pretty big blocker to tracking and measuring engagement.